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Awards

  • adidas Golden Boot: Just FONTAINE (FRA)
  • Best Young Player : PELÉ (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) (BRA)

News

A star is born as Brazil are champions at last

Brazil's love affair with the FIFA World Cup™ began in earnest as they won the world title for the first time. A 17-year-old Pele introduced his prodigious skills to the world in Sweden, epitomising the Brazilians' attacking flair and scoring six goals – two of them in the Final against the hosts. Third-placed France caught the eye too with Just Fontaine striking a record 13 goals.

Statistics

Goals scored

126

Qualified teams

16

Matches Played

35

Attendance

819,810

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